Before we are able to trace the motives that ushered in Romantic period‚ it is of paramount importance to point out the preceding period‚ which is known as Neo-classical era. The Neoclassical period spans 1600-1798 (the accession of Charles II to the publication by Wordsworth and Coleridge of Lyrical Ballad). It is called the neoclassical period because of reverence for the works of classical antiquity. The period is often called Age of reason‚ and science was used to glorify God and his creation
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Sophie’s World Notes Introduction Questions posed: Who are you? Is there life after death? Where does the world&universe come from? Why are we here? How ought we to live? Is the human brain like an advanced computer? Ideas: “It’s tragic that people have to get ill to appreciate life”‚ the possibility of something coming from nothing‚ we study philosophy because reading what others think can help us formulate our own ideas. We are aware that we are part of something mysterious. Philosophy
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* Socrates: Philosopher who believed in an absolute right or wrong; asked students pointed questions to make them use their reason‚ later became Socratic Method. Charged with introducing strange gods and corrupting the young‚ he committed suicide. * Rhetoric: Saying things in a convincing matter * Skepticism: The idea that nothing can ever be known for certain. * Sophists: A wise and informed person‚ critical of traditional mythology‚ rejected "fruitless" philosophical speculations
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- No solid political system - While China rose to power they did not believe in a certain god while India believed in many gods. - Male dominated society‚ women had virtually no rights Mauryan/Gupta India Political – Caste System‚ Regionalism + diversity‚ Ashoka (grandson of Chandra Gupta‚ led military‚ converted to Buddhism and the promoted peace throughout India‚ wrote on rocks all through India encouraging peace and unification throughout India) Economics – traded + merchants (lots
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Lindsay Brame 1st Period WORLD HISTORY FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE 1. Key Traits of a Civilization: p 20-21‚ 1. Advanced Cities 2. Specialized workers 3. complex institutions (ie. Government‚ religion‚ economy) 4. Record Keeping 5. Advanced Technology 2. Sumerians p 20-23‚ 31-32‚ 29-30 One of the first groups of people to form a civilization: around 3000BC. Sumerian scribbles (record keepers) invented a system of writing called cuneiform in 3500 BC. First to use potter’s wheel
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ISSN 1799-2591 Theory and Practice in Language Studies‚ Vol. 4‚ No. 8‚ pp. 1730-1734‚ August 2014 © 2014 ACADEMY PUBLISHER Manufactured in Finland. doi:10.4304/tpls.4.8.1730-1734 Dialogical Odes by John Keats: Mythologically Revisited Somayyeh Hashemi Department of English‚ Tabriz Branch‚ Islamic Azad University‚ Tabriz‚ Iran Bahram Kazemian Department of English‚ Tabriz Branch‚ Islamic Azad University‚ Tabriz‚ Iran Abstract—This paper‚ using Mikhail Bakhtin’s theory of dialogism tries
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* Crisis in the Later Middle Ages‚ 1300-1450 * CLIMATE CHANGE * 1300-1450: “Little Ice Age” * Cold weather and storms * Poor harvests * 1315-1322: “The Great Famine” Little Ice Age Too much rain‚ storms‚ cold Scarcity and famine * People’s immune systems were low; vulnerable to disease AND * Workers underfed‚ less productive… higher grain prices * BLACK DEATH * 1347: Ships bring plague to Italy * Symptoms: * Bleeding‚ vomiting‚ black sores
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Chapter 9 P192-211 Civilization in Eastern Europe: Byzantium and Orthodox Europe Introduction: BIG IDEAS DETAILS One: Two major Christian civilizations took shape- the orthodox Christian Byzantine & Catholicism in Central and West Europe- yet the remained mostly different Two: Expansion into areas never controlled before • Both new civilizations were impacted by Islam o They had Different principles • Byzantine places a higher stress on politics‚ economy‚ and cultural life (from
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http://totallyhistory.com/arthistory/famousartists/ http://www.learner.org/interactives/renaissance/middleages.html (bubonic plague) http://www.mrdowling.com/704renaissance.html (Renaissance definition) Renaissance topics ~Artists ~Inventions maybs ~Effects of the Renaissance Cover: title “The Renaissance Pg. 1: About the Renaissance Pg. 2 The Impact of Classical Antiquities on Renaissance Art The word “renaissance” (rebirth) refers not only to the sudden and widespread flourishing of literature and
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John the Baptist (Preparing the Way of the Lord) Setting: Church Small Group Length of Delivery: One hour for each lesson Class: NBST 515 Instructor’s Name: Dr. René A. López Date Submitted: 12/8/2013 OUTLINE Lesson I: Birth of John the Baptist (Luke 1:5-66) I. Introduction II. Zechariah is told about the birth of John (Luke 1:5-25) A. The parents of John‚ Zechariah and Elizabeth (Luke 1:5-7) 1. Zechariah is a priest in the Jewish temple (Luke 1:8-10)
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